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Basement pipe break floods county facility; EMA temporarily moved out while repairs are estimated
Summary
A pipe failure in the county building basement flooded emergency management areas early in the morning. Emergency Management Agency operations were relocated to Berkeley while county staff collect estimates to repair drywall and plumbing unions; officials said records and equipment are at risk if the problem recurs.
County staff told the council that a pipe failure in the basement of a county building occurred early in the morning and pumped water into the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) area. Officials said the break began at about 5:05 a.m., released a substantial volume of water and continued until about 7:30–8:00 a.m., damaging drywall and electrical and radio areas adjacent to the EMA workspace.
EMA staff were temporarily moved to an alternate site…
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